Everyone knows that inequality has gotten out of hand in the United States. Thanks largely to the work of three now-famous economists—Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman—it’s probably one of the most widely accepted facts in modern American life. Since the early aughts, they have meticulously documented the rate at which the richest have pulled away from the rest. Their research transformed domestic politics, leading President Barack Obama to declare inequality the “defining issue of our time,” and turning the one percent into a shorthand for excessive wealth and power.
PHOTOS BY @aliceinherpalace have been featured in the weekly 30 Images series here before, but last week Vogue featured the 17th-century mansion, Nantclwyd Hall, that belongs to the blogger & her husband Tom Naylor-Leyland.
SUMMER MAY BE OFFICIALLY OVER, but with these sunny, sunny days, we are still not quite ready to let it...
[Slideshow — if slides do not advance, click here] This week’s 10 Images with . . . includes 30, because there were...
WE HAVE ONLY JUST stepped in the door a few hours ago, after being away on business for only two days, but it...
MORE INSPIRATION FROM FRANCE, this time, a wonderfully ornate château in Normandy, with beautiful styling by New-York based, Glen Proebstel, and photography by...
THIS WEEK’S PHOTOGRAPHIC inspiration is every bit as fantastical as that of Karen Knorr‘s, especially the glimpses into the British Ambassador’s residence...
One very sunny morning in London not long ago, P and I stopped by a favourite terrace café in Belgravia...
Three Michelin starred and highly acclaimed by food writers worldwide, Restaurant le Meurice overlooks the Jardin des Tuileries. Inside, there are golden crown mouldings atop elegant marble, gilded chandeliers and extravagantly painted ceilings and walls, and one can not help but be whisked away to a magical place of grandeur and romance, and the taste of forgotten classics . . .
. . . have just discovered that it is actually thursday, and not wednesday, as had previously thought [all day], which...
. . . and the weekend has begun with cherry blossoms and clear blue skies, sea salt caramel macarons, and...
Nicky Haslam’s work [above] first appeared here five years ago, and then again, a few weeks ago, a true testament...
. . . and intermingled between work and many cups of coffee, emails and emails, topiaries at garden centres...
. . . whether perfectly ornate walls and antique daybeds, or stemmed glasses and gold-rimmed china, everything is better...
. . . on friday afternoon, after the whirlwind of flying clothes, a flurry of shoes, and the door bell...
